Hartford Geriatric Social Work Integrative Seminar - 693Course Syllabus, Winter 2002Mondays 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., SSWB Room #28162 creditsRuth Campbell, MSWOffice: 1329 CCGC Phone: 764-2556 Office Hours: email (rcampbel) for appointmentsEmail: [email protected] Description:The U of M School of Social Work Geriatric Fellowship Seminar is a multi-methods course designed to supplement theAdults & Elderly concentration curriculum with further information (a didactic component) and in-depth case studies/fieldexamples (a practice-based component). The course will cover six thematic units (successful aging, diversity, physicalhealth, mental health, planning for later years, and health care system/health policy issues), each of which will include adiscussion of practice-based interventions from the four concentration methods: Interpersonal Practice (IP),Management of Human Services (MHS), Community Organizing (CO), and Social Policy and Evaluation (SPE).Seminar Format:Most two-hour seminar sessions will consist of a 20-minute lecture (or video/other didactic exercise) followed bydiscussion including field examples, case studies, applied interventions and review of assigned articles. At the end ofeach substantive unit, one “integrative session” will be devoted to providing a cohesive overview of the field. Time willbe taken for questions, broad discussion, and general support, feedback, and troubleshooting of field issues.Course Requirements:Students are expected to:· Attend each weekly session· Participate in all discussions, activities, and presentations.· Complete the assigned readings for each class. Coursepacks are available at Excel (1117 South University), or youmay copy it yourself at ISR.· Participate in all course evaluation activities.Assignments: To be announcedCourse and Field ObjectivesUpon completion of the three-term Geriatric Seminar as well as the anchor and satellite field placements, students will be ableto:1. Demonstrate knowledge of the continuum of careStudents will be involved in programs at six of the types of sites listed below (two in each category), andwill discuss and evaluate all site types in the Geriatric Seminar.Living environment:· Nursing home· Assisted living· Retirement community· Home, alone· Home, with familyHealth care environment:· Hospital· Outpatient Clinic· Home Care· Adult Day Care· HospiceCommunity environment:· Religious institution· Senior center· Community agency2. Demonstrate knowledge of coping and support systemsStudents will be exposed to all the coping and support systems listed below in their field placementexperiences as well as in the Geriatric Seminar, in which these systems will be explored from atheoretical perspective.Coping:· Mental Health· HealthSupport systems:· Family systems· Community· Spirituality3. Apply multiple interventions to promote healthBased on the student’s choice of major and minor methods, students will engage in three of the eightinterventions listed below through their field practicum experiences. Students will also observe anadditional three of the eight interventions. In the Geriatric Seminar, students will discuss all theinterventions, particularly as they relate to health promotion.· Group work· Individual counseling· Case management· Community organizing· Peer counseling· Advocacy· Policy development· Program development4. Evaluate effectiveness of practiceStudents will learn about major evaluation techniques through didactic experiences in the GeriatricSeminar and in the required course (SW 683) “Evaluation in Adults & Elderly” or “Evaluation in HealthCare”. Students will also conduct appropriate evaluations in their field placement experiences.Evaluation types:· Single-subject design· Program evaluation5. Demonstrate skill in working with diverse populationsStudents will be exposed to the issues of multicultural practice through selected readings, discussions,and lectures in the Geriatric Seminar. The School of Social Work also requires all students to take atleast one “minority-relevant” course.Students will work directly with elders from at least three of the groups listed below.· African Americans· Latinos· Asian and Pacific Islanders· Middle Eastern Americans· Russian immigrants· Jewish elderly· Gay and Lesbian individuals· Elders with developmental and psychiatric disabilities· Rural elderly6. Participate in interdisciplinary collaborationsStudents will participate in one or more interdisciplinary team conferences and will attend at least twolectures and all seminar discussion sessions led by professionals in disciplines other than social work.Interdisciplinary settings:· Health care team· Nursing home care planning team· Hospice team· Ethical issues team, either as a clinical team or a policy advisory group7. Develop preventive strategiesStudents will observe an assessment and care planning session as well as a support group or peervolunteer program in their field placements. Students will also conduct an assessment and develop acare plan. Students will collaborate in developing a group program or a community event focused oneducation and health promotion. Geriatric seminar discussions and other classroom assignments willexpose students to prevention strategies and theories.Preventive interventions include:· Case management· Discharge planning· Network-building· Peer support· Needs assessment8. Examine mortality and morbidity trendsStudents will examine demographic characteristics of mortality and morbidity trends in the GeriatricSeminar as well as in other classroom experiences. Students will be assigned relevant readings fromtexts.Demographics related to:· Social factors· Psychological factors· Biological factors· Public policy factors9. Examine national and international policy issuesStudents will be assigned relevant readings in the classroom and will discuss policy issues related toaging in the Geriatric Seminar. Students will also examine the practical aspects of these issues duringtheir work in their field practicum settings.· Social Security· Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance· Health systems· Advance directives· End-of-life issuesGeriatric Social Work Integrative Seminar: SW 693Course Outline and Required ReadingsWinter Term - 2002Mondays, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. SSWB Room # 2816January 7, 2002 Introduction to the seminar and the Hartford